Takracetus

Takracetus
Temporal range: Middle Eocene, 45–43.5 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: †Protocetidae
Genus: †Takracetus
Gingerich, Arif & Clyde 1995
Species:
†T. simus
Binomial name
†Takracetus simus

Takracetus was a primitive cetacean that lived approximately 45 million years ago. The type specimen (GSP-UM 3041) is a partial skull[1] though the literature mentions a second more complete specimen.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Gingerich, Arif & Clyde 1995
  2. ^ Hulbert et al. 1998

References

  • Gingerich, Philip D.; Arif, Muhammad; Clyde, William C. (1995). "New Archaeocetes (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the middle Eocene Domanda Formation of the Sulaiman Range, Punjab (Pakistan)". Contributions from Museum of Paleontology, the University of Michigan. 29 (11): 291–330. hdl:2027.42/48650. OCLC 34123868.
  • Hulbert, Richard C Jr; Petkewich, Richard M; Bishop, Gale A; Bukry, David; Aleshire, David P (September 1998). "A New Middle Eocene Protocetid Whale (Mammalia: Cetacea: Archaeoceti) and Associated Biota from Georgia". Journal of Paleontology. 72 (5): 907–927. Bibcode:1998JPal...72..907H. doi:10.1017/S0022336000027232. JSTOR 1306667. OCLC 4908698029. S2CID 131420545.


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